Jamil Dehlavi
Director · b. 1944 · Kolkata, India
Jamil Dehlavi is a London-based independent film director and producer of Pakistani-French origin.
Movies3
Movie6.2DramaA Pakistani boy develops into a young revolutionary and confronts love, religious conflict, and his own death through Zoroastrian rituals of purification.
Towers of Silence
1975 · 12 votes
Movie6.7DramaA dramatic depiction of the life of Hussain, with allegorical references to the history of the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants. It is prophesied that Young Hussain will one day lead the impoverished masses to a better life. It is his brother, Hasan, however who gains in prominence and when the government is overthrown in a military coup, he tries to adapt. Hussain in the meanwhile gets married and leads a small band of rebels in an attempt to fight the military dictatorship.
The Blood of Hussain
1980 · 9 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryA documentary on the making of the film Jinnah (1998), and the trials and tribulations faced by a British production team.
Dare To Dream: The Making of Jinnah
1998 · 1 votes